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Stopped - Bamaga, Queensland, Australia

Not moving anywhere today. Just enjoying the surrounds of this place. Just beautiful.

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8 hrs ago | RoguePundit

Random Nature #220

Shrinking Coastal Seagrass Meadows: Some marine ecologists were recently shocked at the loss of seagrass meadows in many parts of the ocean.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Police hunt car park croc owner

Mount Isa police are searching for the owner of a 2.5 metre dead freshwater crocodile that was left in the car park of a city hotel, in north-west Queensland, last Friday night.

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The Age

Protesters to disrupt war games in Qld

Anti-war protesters are gearing up to disrupt a massive military exercise involving nearly 30,000 Australian and US soldiers.

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Daily Times

Akmal century revives Pakistan A

TOWNSVILLE: Umar Akmal continued his love for Australian attacks and pitches, rattling off his second hundred in consecutive matches to give Pakistan A the initiative in Townsville.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

News.com.au

Company turns tight on oil spill costs

Cost cap ... the owners of a cargo ship that leaked oil into Moreton Bay has gone cold on covering the total cost of the massive clean-up. Picture: David Kapernick Ship leaked 270,000l of oil Owners said they would pay for clean-up Have backflipped on covering full costs THE federal and Queensland governments are demanding the owners of the cargo ...

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The Courier Mail

Parents want Morcombe inquest

THE parents of Daniel Morcombe have called for a coronial inquest in the hope they will find answers to their son's unsolved abduction and murder.

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The West Australian

Beauty of Australia

A woman in a Ruth Tarvydas gown will always be an attention-grabber. It was no different last night when the Perth designer gave fashion and entertainment insiders a peek at the national costume she has created for Miss Universe Australia, 20-year-old Townsville beauty Rachel Finch, for next montha s Miss Universe finals in the Bahamas.

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NEWS.com.au

Stranded crew winched to safety

A MOTHER and her teenage son have been winched to safety along with the skipper of a former fishing trawler stranded near Mackay on a trip from Sydney to Townsville The 14-metre vessel, which has been converted into a commercial cruiser, lost power and steering off the central Queensland coast.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Crikey Website

A Fairfax attack on pollies and perks goes national

It's an oldie but a goodie. The perks of politicians as they try and disguise the real earn from being an MP are resurrected regularly in slow news times.

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The Courier Mail

Pedestrian killed in Bundaberg

A MAN in his 70s has died after being hit by a vehicle at a Bundaberg intersection and is the third Queensland pedestrian to be killed this week About 6.30pm, the man was hit by a utility on the intersection of Bourbong St and Bingera St , in central Bundaberg.

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The West Australian

BHP sells Yabulu, Ravensthorpe may be next

BHP Billiton will book heavy writedowns on the sale of its Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland to iron ore billionaire Clive Palmer, who is eying the mining gianta s other nickel assets including the mothballed Ravensthorpe mine.

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Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Australia: H1N1 in prison

Australian authorities said as many as 70 prisoners in the northeastern state of Queensland may have contracted swine flu, after five inmates in two jails tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a week.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Courier Mail

'Scarier than a velociraptor'

A VICIOUS meat-eating dinosaur, bigger, faster and more terrifying than velociraptor made famous in Jurassic Park , once roamed the plains of Queensland.

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MediLexicon

Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Many Common Genetic Variants Says International Research Consortium

A new study by a large international consortium found that many common genetic variants contribute up to a third of a person's risk of inheriting schizophrenia and many of the same DNA variations are also involved in bipolar disorder.

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The Oregonian

Parents of child who died after surgery agree to settlement

The parents of a 3-year-old Southeast Portland boy who died after a once-prominent doctor operated on him have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000. Dr.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Information delays 'hamper' child drowning probe

A health and safety investigator says delays in getting information from police hampered the probe into a drowning at a public swimming pool two years ago.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Age

Asciano signs Qld coal haulage deal

Ports and rail operator Asciano Group has signed a 10-year deal to haul coal for Anglo Coal in Queensland, starting in the 2009/10 financial year.

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Independent Online

Island caretaker hits the ground running

Brisbane, Australia - Briton Ben Southall said he'll miss his mom's Sunday roast as he began what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" - a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island.

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The Courier Mail

Nuttall 'told to declare cash'

A SOLICITOR advised former state government minister Gordon Nuttall he would have to declare to parliament any money he received from a mining executive, a court has been told.

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